2022–23 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2022–23 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Toreros were led by first-year head coach Steve Lavin They played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California , as members of the West Coast Conference .
Previous season
The Toreros finished the 2021–22 season 15–16, 7–9 in WCC play to finish in seventh place.[ 1] They defeated Pepperdine in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing to Portland in the second round.[ 2]
Offseason
On March 6, 2022, the school fired head coach Sam Scholl .[ 3] On April 8, the school hired former UCLA and St. John's head coach Steve Lavin as the team's new head coach.[ 4] Lavin had not coached since 2015 .[ 5]
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Reason for departure
Bryce Monroe
0
G
5'11"
170
Sophomore
San Francisco, CA
Transferred to IUPUI
Joey Calcaterra
2
G
6'3"
165
RS Senior
Novato, CA
Graduate transferred to UConn
Josh Parrish
4
F
6'4"
215
GS Senior
Arlington, TX
Graduated
Scotty Prunty
5
G
5'11"
165
Sophomore
San Diego, CA
Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Alijah Kuehl
14
C
6'10"
235
Freshman
St. Augustine, FL
Left the team for personal reasons
Vladimir Pinchuk
15
C
6'11"
230
Senior
Schwelm, Germany
Graduated
T. J. Berger
20
G
6'4"
170
Sophomore
Malvern, PA
Transferred to Lafayette
Terrell Brown
21
F/C
6'10"
235
GS Senior
Providence, RI
Graduated
Patrick Caero
25
G
6'4"
195
Freshman
Fort Worth, TX
Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Muon Reath
33
G/F
6'8"
185
Freshman
Ottawa, ON
Transferred to South Plains College
Incoming transfers
2022 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jeremiah Nyarko PF
Ghana
Sierra Canyon School
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
May 13, 2022
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : nr Rivals : nr ESPN : nr
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2022–23 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Jaiden Delaire
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
GS
Loomis Chaffee School Stanford
North Granby, CT
G
1
Jase Townsend
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Sr
Skyline HS Denver
Dallas, TX
G
2
Elliyas Delaire (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Loomis Chaffee School Lewis & Clark College
North Granby, CT
G
3
Wayne McKinney III
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Coronado HS
Coronado, CA
G
4
Deuce Turner
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Malvern Prep South Plains College
Coatesville, PA
F
5
Bendji Pierre
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
The Patrick School Indian River State College
Irvington, NJ
F
10
Marcellus Earlington
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
RS Sr
Don Bosco Prep St. John's
Stony Point, NY
F
11
Yavuz Gultekin
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Bishop Walsh HS Texas A&M
Karşıyaka , Turkey
G
12
Seikou Sisoho Jawara
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Get Better AcademyWeber State
Mataró, Spain
G
15
Neel Beniwal (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
The Phelps School
Garnet Valley, PA
F
20
Jeremiah Nyarko
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Sierra Canyon
Accra, Ghana
G
21
Emmanuel Callas (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Campolindo HS
Oakland, CA
G
32
Dominic Muncey
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Cathedral Catholic HS
San Diego, CA
G
33
Deven Dahlke (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
St. Mary's Drake
Phoenix, AZ
C
44
Nic Lynch
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
GS
Seattle Prep Lehigh
Seattle, WA
G
50
Eric Williams Jr.
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Sr
New Haven HSOregon
Port Huron, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022 *7:30 p.m., WCC Network
Sonoma State
W 81–59
1–0
17 – Sisoho Jawara
10 – Earlington
5 –
Jenny Craig Pavilion (919)San Diego, CA
November 9, 2022 *7:00 p.m., WCC Network
Florida Gulf Coast
W 79–73
2–0
22 – Sisoho Jawara
12 – Williams Jr.
5 – Sisoho Jawara
Jenny Craig Pavilion (956)San Diego, CA
November 13, 2022 *2:00 p.m., WCC Network
NJIT
W 74–64
3–0
21 – Townsend
12 – Williams Jr.
5 – McKinney III
Jenny Craig Pavilion (835)San Diego, CA
November 17, 2022 *7:00 p.m., WCC Network
Utah State
L 89–91 OT
3–1
43 – Williams Jr.
13 – Williams Jr.
4 – McKinney III
Jenny Craig Pavilion (954)San Diego, CA
November 21, 2022 *7:00 p.m., WCC Network
San Diego Christian
W 98–69
4–1
18 – Townsend
7 – Gultekin
4 –
Jenny Craig Pavilion (882)San Diego, CA
November 25, 2022 *6:30 p.m., Be The Beast
vs. New Mexico State Las Vegas Invitational semifinals
L 77–90
4–2
24 – Townsend
12 – Williams Jr.
3 –
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
November 26, 2022 *4:00 p.m., Be The Beast
vs. Nicholls Las Vegas Invitational consolation
L 70–72
4–3
20 – Townsend
10 – Williams Jr.
3 – Delaire
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
November 28, 2022 *6:00 p.m., WCC Network
Longwood
W 71–68
5–3
15 –
10 – Earlington
5 – Sisoho Jawara
Jenny Craig Pavilion (652)San Diego, CA
December 3, 2022 *7:00 p.m., WCC Network
UNLV
L 78–95
5–4
16 – Williams Jr.
14 – Williams Jr.
7 – Sisoho Jawara
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,274)San Diego, CA
December 10, 2022 *7:00 p.m., WCC Network
Cal Baptist
L 73–76
5–5
18 – Williams Jr.
9 – Williams Jr.
7 – Williams Jr.
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,067)San Diego, CA
December 12, 2022 *7:00 p.m., WCC Network
UC San Diego
W 84–58
6–5
21 – Earlington
7 – Williams Jr.
5 – Townsend
Jenny Craig Pavilion (934)San Diego, CA
December 18, 2022 *4:00 p.m., P12N
at Arizona State
L 67–91
6–6
17 – Williams Jr.
12 – Williams Jr.
2 –
Desert Financial Arena (6,336)Tempe, AZ
December 20, 2022 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Riverside
W 92–84 OT
7–6
29 – Sisoho Jawara
14 – Williams Jr.
4 – Sisoho Jawara
SRC Arena (307)Riverside, CA
December 22, 2022 *1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Northridge
L 78–83
7–7
25 – Sisoho Jawara
9 – Williams Jr.
3 – Sisoho Jawara
Matadome (211)Northridge, CA
WCC regular season
December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Saint Mary's
L 58–85
7–8 (0–1)
14 –
8 – Williams Jr.
3 – Sisoho Jawara
University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)Moraga, CA
December 31, 2022 4:00 p.m.
at San Francisco
W 80–68
8–8 (1–1)
23 – Earlington
9 – Sisoho Jawara
4 – Townsend
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,872)San Francisco, CA
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m.
Pacific
L 82–84
8–9 (1–2)
21 – Earlington
9 – Earlington
6 – Williams Jr.
Jenny Craig Pavilion (899)San Diego, CA
January 7, 2023 5:00 p.m., BSSD
BYU
L 48–68
8–10 (1–3)
14 – Williams Jr.
9 – Earlington
3 – Sisoho Jawara
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,157)San Diego, CA
January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., BSSD
Pepperdine
W 92–89
9–10 (2–3)
25 – Townsend
10 – Williams Jr.
9 – Williams Jr.
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,036)San Diego, CA
January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m.
at Loyola Marymount
L 84–98
9–11 (2–4)
24 – Earlington
8 – Williams Jr.
5 – Townsend
Gersten Pavilion (1,047)Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m.
at Portland
L 83–88
9–12 (2–5)
32 – Earlington
11 – Williams Jr.
4 – Sisoho Jawara
Chiles Center (1,200)Portland, OR
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m.
at Pepperdine
W 87–78
10–12 (3–5)
30 – Earlington
12 – Earlington
4 – Earlington
Firestone Fieldhouse (732)Malibu, CA
January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m.
San Francisco
L 81–94
10–13 (3–6)
24 – Earlington
10 – Earlington
3 – Sisoho Jawara
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,538)San Diego, CA
February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m.
Portland
L 61–80
10–14 (3–7)
20 – Earlington
8 – Earlington
2 –
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,210)San Diego, CA
February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m.
Loyola Marymount
W 87–79
11–14 (4–7)
30 – Earlington
8 – McKinney III
5 – Turner
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,155)San Diego, CA
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m.
at Santa Clara
L 75–80
11–15 (4–8)
22 – Earlington
6 –
5 – Turner
Leavey Center (1,860)Santa Clara, CA
February 11, 2023 7:00 p.m.
at Pacific
L 94–99
11–16 (4–9)
34 – Townsend
8 – Earlington
4 – Beniwal
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,195)Stockton, CA
February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., BSSD
No. 17 Saint Mary's
L 59–62
11–17 (4–10)
17 – Lynch
6 – Jamerson II
4 – McKinney III
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,951)San Diego, CA
February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 12 Gonzaga
L 72–97
11–18 (4–11)
15 – Townsend
5 – Earlington
5 – Dahlke
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)Spokane, WA
February 25, 2022 7:00 p.m.
Santa Clara
L 63–81
11–19 (4–12)
17 – Earlington
7 – Earlington
2 – McKinney III
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,898)San Diego, CA
WCC tournament
March 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., WCC Network
(9)
vs. (8) Portland First round
L 74–92
11–20
15 – Earlington
8 – Earlington
5 – McKinney III
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Source:[ 6] [ 1]
References